Missouri prepares to execute Earl Ringo Jr.ST. LOUIS – Missouri prepared Tuesday to execute a man convicted in a 1998 robbery and double-murder at a restaurant where he used to work. Earl Ringo Jr. — scheduled to die at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday — would be the eighth person executed in Missouri this year and the 10th since November. On July 3, 1998, Ringo shared with Quentin Jones his plan to rob the Ruby Tuesday restaurant in Columbia, where he once worked. Jones agreed to join him. Before sunrise on July 4, Ringo and Jones hid behind a grease pit in the back of the restaurant. Delivery driver Dennis Poyser arrived and was met by manager trainee JoAnna Baysinger. They entered the restaurant. Ringo followed them and shot Poyser, 45, killing him instantly. He ordered Baysinger to open a safe. She pulled out $1,400 and gave it to him. Ringo gave the gun to Jones who stood with the weapon pointed at Baysinger's head for a minute-and-a-half before pulling the trigger.

Bell County prosecutor seeks death penalty in officer killingBELTON, Texas - A Central Texas prosecutor says he'll seek the death penalty against a 49-year-old man charged in the shooting death of a police officer who was serving a warrant. Bell County District Attorney Henry Garza reportedly said Thursday during a court hearing that he'll pursue the penalty against Marvin Louis Guy. A grand jury in June indicted Guy on a capital murder charge in the death of Killeen officer Charles "Chuck" Dinwiddie. Dinwiddie and three fellow officers were shot May 9 while serving a drug-related warrant at Guy's apartment. Dinwiddie died two days later at a hospital. He's also charged with three counts of attempted capital murder. He's being held on a $4.5 million bond. - (Black-on-white)

Black Girl charged after video of vicious beating of young White girl appears on social mediaLOCKPORT, N.Y. – One juvenile girl is facing charges and a second will be charged over a violent video posted online that shows a vicious beating in Lockport. Police say the video, which has popped up on social media sites, happened on September 5 around 6 p.m., which was the end of the first week of school. Officers say it appears the two girls befriended the victim and tricked her into coming to an alleyway called Works Place in the City of Lockport. Apparently, the victim knew her alleged attackers prior to the fight, but they attend different schools. The video shows the victim being pulled to the ground by her hair and being repeatedly punched and kicked in the face. One of her attackers repeatedly stomps on her head. At the very end, a second girl, who police say is 15-years-old, also repeatedly punches the victim. - (Black-on-white)

One charged from juvenile beating - second to be charged
The video, shot Friday on Devereaux Court near Cave Street, shows a young white girl standing still while a male counts to 10 - and then to five, after which the girl is grabbed by the hair, slapped and punched by a black girl who appears to be approximately the same size and age. After a short while, another black girl - of a much larger stature - joins in assaulting the victim. The video ends as the victim runs towards Cave Street.

10 teens, 1 adult charged in brutal Kroger parking lot attackMEMPHIS, TN - - Officers arrested and charged 10 teenagers and one adult as of Monday evening in the attack that happened in a Kroger parking lot. Police arrested and charged Raheem Richardson,19, with aggravated assault and aggravated riot. Additionally, a 16-year-old was charged with aggravated assault, aggravated riot, and acting in concert to wit aggravated assault. Eight teenagers, from 14 to 17 years old, are charged with aggravated riot. A 15-year-old boy arrested Sunday and charged with similar crimes. Three people were injured Saturday night by a large group of teenagers who came from a nearby CiCi's Pizza restaurant. Two Kroger employees, ages 17 and 18, were jumped while trying to stop the initial attack on a 25-year-old customer. Both were "struck several times in the head and face while being knocked to the ground," according to reports. The victims say large pumpkins were thrown at their heads. They both were eventually knocked unconscious. - (Black-on-white)

Witness reacts to violent attack at Kroger
It was maybe about 100 to 125 kids. It was a lot of kids,” said the witness. “They were playing a game called ‘point them out, knock them out.’ Where they would point someone out and attempt to knock them out or fight them. There was no real reason behind it. In this clip you see several black teenagers beating one white teen.

Police: Russian roulette allegedly led to fatal black-on-white shootingMIDDLETOWN — Police here say it was a deadly game of Russian roulette that led to the death of a 20-year-old woman. Amanda F. Blevins, 20, of Middletown was pronounced dead Sunday at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, confirmed Jim Glaser, investigator at the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office, where an autopsy will be completed. Blevins was found with a gunshot wound to her head just past 9 p.m. Saturday in an upstairs bedroom at 706 10th Ave. where she lived with Deangelo J. Jones, 19, who turned himself into detectives a few hours after the shooting. During a search of the house, police found a second revolver that had been reported stolen. - (Black-on-white)

(Black) Former Memphis police officer indicted in rape from 2000MEMPHIS, TN - - A former Memphis police officer was indicted on aggravated rape charges from an attack that reportedly happened 14 years ago when he was a police officer. Bridges Randle, 40, is accused of raping a woman in her apartment on June 24, 2000. According to the district attorney's office, two police officers arrived at her apartment after a disturbance involving her boyfriend in which her car was vandalized. When the officers left, another man, whom she believed to be a police officer, showed up at her apartment and asked additional questions about her vehicle. He then pulled a gun on her, forced her into a bedroom, and raped her. DNA evidence identified the suspect as Randle, who is being held at Shelby County Jail on a $250,000 bond.

Two (black) St. Andrews students accused of rape in dorm room Laurinburg, N.C. — A university in Laurinburg says it is cooperating with local police after reports that a student showed up at a local hospital reporting she had been raped. Police said Monday that they were called on the morning of Aug. 30 to Scotland Memorial Hospital, where the 18-year-old victim, a student at St. Andrews University, said two men raped her in one of their dorm rooms following a social gathering. Jemson Villard, 21, and Janicento Williamson, 20, also students, were arrested Thursday on charges of first-degree rape and first-degree sexual offense.

(Black) Riverside man gets life in prison for molesting girl, 8RIVERSIDE, MO - A Riverside man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison for molesting an 8-year-old girl. Fentress Maurice Wilson, 50, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday after being found guilty of statutory sodomy by a Platte County jury in June. Wilson was sentenced to life in prison because prosecutors proved that he had previously molested three other girls. A judge ordered that Wilson will not be eligible for parole until 2052. "The 8-year-old victim in this case showed unbelievable courage by telling the jury what the defendant did to her. Three more of Wilson's victims testified and described sexual abuse dating back decades.

(Black) Bridgeport cab driver arrested for sexually assaulting Sacred Heart studentBRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Bridgeport cab driver has been arrested and is accused of inappropriately touching one of his customers, a Sacred Heart University student on Friday night. The 18-year old vitim said she was riding in the front seat of the cab when 45-year old Yves Pierre started to touch her. She said that Pierre locked her in the car when her friends got out at their destination, and continued to assault her. The victim was able to unlock the door and escape, according to police. Employees at Yellow Cab, Co., called Pierre back to the station, where he was arrested and charged with third-degree sexual assault and unlawful restraint.

(Black) Man Sexually Assaults 2 Women in 1 Hour: NYPDThe man who tried to rape a woman in the entryway of a Brooklyn building last month also sexually assaulted a second woman less than an hour before that attack, police say. The man, identified Monday by the NYPD as 27-year-old Cortez Simmons, is wanted in the two attacks between 7 and 8 a.m. on Aug. 31

Police: SMU Student Raped at Knifepoint by BlackDallas police are searching for the man who they said raped a young woman near the Southern Methodist University campus Sunday night. The female student was jogging in a residential area in the 6700 block of Willard Drive when she was attacked from behind at about 11:15 p.m., police said. The student told police she was raped at knifepoint. SMU officials sent a notice to students describing the attacker as black, about 6-feet tall, in his early 20s and wearing a white California Angels shirt, blue shorts and white high-top shoes.

Easton police describe black suspect in sex assault on College HillEaston police have released a denoscription of a man they say is a suspect in a sex assault on College Hill. Police say the assault occurred early Saturday morning at a home in the 400 block of Cattell Street. Lafayette College's Public Safety Department also is assisting in the investigation. Police described the suspect as a light-skinned black man, approximately five feet, seven inches tall with a slim to medium build and wearing a light-colored T-shirt as well as what appeared to be a black baseball cap backward.

(Black female) Teacher pleads guilty to giving middle schooler ‘full contact’ lap dance during classALDINE, Texas – A middle school teacher has pleaded guilty to giving a student a “full contact” lap dance during class while students looked on. Felicia Smith, a teacher at Stovall Middle School near Houston, was busted after cell phone video of incident surfaced. She “will spend three years on probation after admitting to the felony of having an improper relationship with a student,” according to the Houston Chronicle. She reportedly is still licensed to teach in the state of Texas, though that is “currently under review.” - (Drudge)

Boston Police Investigate South End Sexual Assault Of Girl By Black Or HispanicBoston police are investigating the sexual assault of a girl Sunday evening in the South End. Officers responded to a report of a sexual assault just after 8 p.m. Sunday near Shawmut Avenue and Brandon Harris Way. The girl said she was playing with her friends when a man came behind her and grabbed her – touching her inappropriately. The girl who is not even a teenager said she knew what to do. She said she kicked the man between the legs and he ran. Witnesses told police that a group of children were playing in the areas when they were approached by a man they did not know. The stranger then indecently assaulted the girl over her clothes, police said. Police describe the suspect as a black or Hispanic man in his mid- to late 30s, bald, about 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8, with a medium build. He was wearing a white T-shirt, dark pants or jeans, and dark foot wear.

Police Investigate (Black) Peeping Tom Fondler In Upper Darby Apartment ComplexA peeper has residents on edge in one Delaware County community. Authorities say they are beefing up patrols to search for a reported peeping tom around the area of Providence Road and South Avenue in Upper Darby. Perhaps most disturbing, police say, this alleged peeping tom may live in the apartment complex he's terrorizing. Police say the suspect has struck four times, three of those incidents happened last week, with the latest happening last Friday. According to authorities, one victim reported that she caught the guy fondling himself outside her window last Wednesday.

Illegal immigrant Calif. convicted sex offender arrested in ArizonaYUMA, Ariz. - A convicted sex offender out of California believed to be in the country illegally has arrested in southwestern Arizona. U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Yuma Sector say Alvaro Perez-Lopez was taken into custody Sunday after a vehicle stop on Highway 93 near Wikieup. They say Perez-Lopez was a passenger in the vehicle. Record checks identified Perez as a convicted sex offender out of Santa Rosa, California. He was convicted in September 2009 and removed from the U.S. in December 2011 via San Ysidro California. Border authorities say Perez-Lopez also was illegally living in the U.S. and he's now facing deportation. - (Invasion!)

Atlanta Hawks' Danny Ferry Said to Use Racial Slur In a June conference call to brief the Hawks' ownership group on the free-agent market, Ferry said the Sudanese-born Deng "has a little African in him," Ferry's comments prompted the Hawks to launch an internal investigation, which turned up an email Levenson sent in 2012 to Ferry and two other Hawks owners that blamed the team's attendance problems on its long-standing base of predominantly black fans.

Asian California school slaying suspect indictedOAKLAND, California - A grand jury has indicted a man accused of killing seven people at a small Northern California Christian college that caters to Korean immigrants. The Alameda County district attorney's office announced Monday that the grand jury on Aug. 22 indicted One Goh on seven counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder in the 2012 shooting rampage at Oikos University in Oakland. A judge ruled last year that the 45-year-old Goh - a native of South Korea who had become a U.S. citizen - is not mentally fit to stand trial after doctors diagnosed him with paranoid schizophrenia. The indictment means Goh can go straight to trial if he's later found competent.

Kelli O'Laughlin Murder: Community Petitions For Death Penalty As Suspect's Mental Health Issues Come To Light - 11/10/2011As investigators learn more about the criminal and mental health history of murder suspect John L. Wilson Jr., community members who have been shaken by the fatal stabbing of a suburban Chicago teenager are trying to make sure her killer receives the harshest possible sentence. Lyons Township High School freshman Kelli O'Laughlin, 14, was found by her mother late last month after being stabbed multiple times in her Indian Head Park, Ill. home. Police believe Wilson was burglarizing the home when Kelli walked in and he has been charged with first degree murder. Wilson also allegedly sent Kelli's family taunting text messages after the slaying. - (Black-on-white)

Black-on-White Capital murder case trial set to begin Monday in WarrenYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Opening statements are set to begin Monday for a capital murder case in Warren. And along with it comes plans for heightened security. David Martin faces the death penalty in the killing of Jeremy Cole almost two years ago. Police say the suspect was tied up during robbery and shot in the head. A woman. Melissa Putnam, was also shot but survived. If convicted, the jury could recommend Martin be executed, serve life in prison with no chance of parole or parole after at least 20-years. - (Black-on-white)

Two Brooklyn women tired of 'white people moving into the area' force tenants out at gunpoint, then squat in apartment: police Two women were arrested after they robbed and then intimidated three tenants out of their Brooklyn apartment — and the crime was partly motivated by race and class resentment, law enforcement sources said. Precious Parker, 30, and Sabrina James, 23, knocked on the door of an apartment building on Ocean Ave. near Newkirk Ave. in Flatbush at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday and held a 34-year-old man, a 37-year-old man, and a 25-year-old woman at gunpoint demanding they move out or be killed, police said. The women then stole $800, an iPhone and personal information from the tenants, police said. The terrified residents left soon after, said a night porter, who declined to give his name. “They just left,” he said. “They said somebody wants to kill them.” The usurpers then squatted in the apartment, a law enforcement source said. The source added the trio may have been targeted because of their race, as one of the women said she didn’t like “that white people were moving into the area,” the police source said. Both women were arrested Saturday in the apartment and charged with robbery and unlawful imprisonment, police said. - (Black-on-white)

Gang of Black Teens Beats White Memphis Grocery Store Employee into UnconsciousnessLate on Saturday night, a mob of black teens swarmed a Kroger grocery store in Memphis, Tennessee and proceeded to beat two store employees and one customer to the ground. Police reported they had received a September 6 surveillance video showing the swarm of black teens pushing, punching and kicking the young store employees at the entrance to the store. According to Memphis police, the group emerged from a restaurant in the same strip mall and immediately attacked a 25-year-old man as he left his car in the parking lot and headed for the grocery store. Two grocery store employees ran to the man's aide, and the black mob attacked them as well, brutally beating all three victims into unconsciousness. Police report that the crowd of up to 20 teens were laughing and yelling "fan mob." All three victims were treated on the scene and refused transportation to the hospital. Video taken by customers on the scene attest to the viciousness of the attack. It shows screaming, joking, laughing black members of the mob attacking and kicking a white Kroger employee lying immobile on the ground. Memphis Police Department Director Toney Armstrong released a statement on Sunday morning, making no mention of a possible hate crime. - (Drudge) - (Black-on-white)

Witness reacts to violent attack at Kroger
It was maybe about 100 to 125 kids. It was a lot of kids,” said the witness. “They were playing a game called ‘point them out, knock them out.’ Where they would point someone out and attempt to knock them out or fight them. There was no real reason behind it. In this clip you see several black teenagers beating one white teen.

Search Underway For Suspect Who Attempted Run Down Police In WissinomingPHILADELPHIA – Officials have released more information on a police-involved shooting that happened in the city’s Wissinoming section on Sunday night. Around 10 p.m., officers saw a 2010 Nissan Altima with New Jersey plates located in the rear parking lot of the Comly Apartment Complex at 4818 Comly Street. Officers stopped their vehicle perpendicular to the Altima then exited. At that time, the driver of the Altima put the car in reverse, struck a fence, then attempted to run down the officers, forcing them to discharge their weapons. A passenger inside the car was struck by a bullet, but the Altima then struck the driver’s rear panel of the police car and fled onto Comly Street and out of sight. The driver of the Altima was identified as 25-year-old Deandre Jones, from the 4800 block of Alcott Street. Contact was made via phone with the suspect, who indicated he was grazed on the left arm, but he refused to give up his location to police. He also said he would surrender to police, but as of Monday evening, he had not done so.

Hapeville police search for (black) man accused of rapeHapeville police are looking for a man accused of raping a woman last month at a local motel. Crime Stoppers Atlanta released a photo of the man, who authorities say should be considered armed and dangerous. He has dreadlocks, light brown eyes and half sleeve tattoos on both arms. His right forearm has “Either them or us” on it in red bubble letters. In an interview with the television station, the alleged victim said she was raped Aug. 20 at a Hapeville motel.

(Black) Man accused of murder, rape and kidnapping found dead in swampGUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — A man accused of killing a 17-year-old girl in Rowan County and then kidnapping a couple in High Point and raping the female victim has been found dead. Montannez Antonio Moody, 33, was found dead in a swamp in a wooded area Sunday morning in Edgecombe County, according to the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office. Moody is accused of shooting into a Rowan County home on Saturday night, killing a 17-year-old girl and injuring a 53-year-old woman. Moody then allegedly went to Guilford County and kidnapped a couple at gunpoint. He forced the male victim out of the vehicle shortly later, but took off with the female victim. The suspect took the female victim to a farm path in Edgecombe County and allegedly raped her. The female victim managed to escape and the suspect was later found dead in a wooded area near a swamp, officials said.

(Black) North Tazewell man sentenced to five years for indecent exposureNORTH TAZEWELL - A Tazewell County man is set to spend the next five years in prison after officials say he exposed himself to customers at a local retail store. Lancaster Johnson, Jr., 48, will serve time for felony indecent exposure. The North Tazewell man has a history of this type of behavior in several states, according to officials. He is currently serving the maximum time from a March incident during which authorities said he exposed himself and performed a lewd act. He will be transferred to the Virginia Department of Corrections.

Three Charged In Armed Robbery Of Aurora KFCThree people have been charged in connection with an armed robbery of a KFC in Aurora in which three people were shot Thursday evening, according to Aurora Police. Claude Jackson, 45, Joshua Scott, 26, and Chase West, 19 have each been charged with attempted murder and armed robbery. Police say Jackson was armed with a rifle-type gun when he entered the KFC with West at around 8:25 p.m. and ordered the three employees to the front of the store. Jackson then shot each of the employees once after discovering they couldn’t open the cash register. The suspects then fled to Jackson’s home in a Cadillac Escalade allegedly being driven by Scott, police say. Jackson shares that home with Fatima Robertson, 23. Police located all four individuals at the residence within 10 minutes of the robbery.

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin arrives at federal prison It’s been less than five years since Nagin was running the City of New Orleans. Now he will call the Texarkana Federal Correction Institution in Texas home to begin serving a 10-year sentence. He was found guilty on 20 of 21 charges dealing with bribery, money laundering and tax evasion.

Step-granddaughter arrested in Simpson County woman's murderSimpson County Sheriff Kenneth Lewis announced that two people were arrested in the home invasion death of 64-year-old Neoma Durr. Durr was found dead in her home Friday. She was bound and gagged. Durr's step-granddaughter, Kendrayla Keys, and her boyfriend, Cutrell Smith Varnado, have been arrested for the crime. Keys and Varnado are in the Simpson County Detention Center charged with capital murder.

Black Suspected in Little Rock Hit & Run Death of White Woman - Also Suspect In Drug Transaction LITTLE ROCK, AR – The suspect involved in Wednesday’s night hit-and-run that killed Heather Cater was a suspect in a drug transaction. The incident report states that Pulaski County Sheriff’s Narcotics investigators observed the transaction at Walgreens on S. University. Investigators seized one of the suspects who had 19.5 grams of marijuana. Investigators attempted to obtain the other suspect, Denonte Jones, 18, who was driving a black SUV. Jones backed up the vehicle and left the area. Investigators saw the black Tahoe hit Cater. Jones was arrested Thursday and faces 4 felony charges: Capitol Murder, Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Death, Delivery of a Controlled Substance and fleeing. - (Black-on-white)

Driver in fatal hit-and-run arrested in LR
Cater went airborne and landed on the asphalt, was run over by the right front tire and dragged about 75 feet before she was run over by one of the rear tires, the report states.

Black man gets 25 years in beating death of White father of 3A Robbins man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a beating that left a father of three in a coma until the victim died nearly eight months later in 2011, authorities said. Harlandez Meals pled guilty to second-degree murder in the fatal beating of Scott Soderland that happened in 2010, in Robbins. He was sentenced Thursday by Cook County Markham Branch Court Judge Luciano Panici. Meals, of the 4100 block of West Lincoln Lane, attackied Soderlund outside of Pop's Liquor Store at 3426 W. 135th Street in Robbins about 9 p.m. July 22, 2010 after Meals went up to Soderlund and they got into a brief argument. Meals began punching Soderlund, of Midlothian, in the face, hitting him numerous times. Soderlund broke free from Meals and ran west toward Central Park Avenue, but Meals ran down and caught Soderlund at Central Park Avenue and again started punching him in the face, knocking Soderlund to the ground. Meals continued to punch and kick Soderlund in the head as he lay on the ground, until he heard police sirens approaching and ran away.
Soderlund was taken to a local hospital and he ultimately died at Kindred Chicago Central Hospital on March 9, 2011. The Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled Soderlund’s death from pneumonia and head trauma a homicide. Soderland left a wife and three children. - (Black-on-white)

South KC murder spree could bring death penalty “Help at address, shotgun.” That furtive telephoned plea for help on Tuesday afternoon summoned Kansas City police to a scene of carnage where they found three people shot dead and two others severely beaten. But on Wednesday, barely 24 hours and an “all-hands-on-deck” police investigation later, authorities announced that they had charged a 34-year-old former convict in the crime. Brandon B. Howell, acquitted five years ago in the killings of two teenagers, now faces apotential death sentence for Tuesday’s spasm of violence against three separate families in a quiet south Kansas City cul-de-sac. Wednesday was not the first time Howell has been accused of murder. A Jackson County jury in 2009 acquitted him in the killings of Johnson County teenagers Tabitha Brewer and Nick Travis. Howell also spent time in prison for a 1999 home invasion robbery in Gardner in which a pet cat was beheaded. He was paroled in 2011. Brewer, 16, and Travis, 18, were last seen by their families in April 1998. Several days later, Brewer’s partially burned purse was found near 55th Street and the Paseo. Four months after they disappeared, Travis’ body was discovered buried in the yard of a duplex in the 5400 block of the Paseo. The duplex was being renovated at the time by Howell’s father, according to later testimony at his trial. Brewer’s body has never been found. - (Black-on-white)

Death Penalty Highlights Governor’s Race DebateGRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez challenged Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper to answer whether he intends to grant clemency to a death-row inmate before Hickenlooper leaves office, prompting one of the liveliest exchanges during their first debate Saturday. “I have no plan to revisit my decision, so my decision stands,” Hickenlooper said. He added: “The government shouldn’t be in the business of taking people’s lives.” Republicans have blasted Hickenlooper in ads for his decision to grant an indefinite reprieve to (black) Nathan Dunlap, who was convicted of killing four people at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant.

(posted Feb 16, 2014) Another damned bleeding heart liberal governor preventing the just execution of a black mass killer of WhitesVictims' families furious after governor stays execution of notorious black Chuck E Cheese killerbecause he now doubts the death penalty. Pot-friendly Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has indefinitely delayed the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap, saying that he had doubts about the death penalty, much to the dismay of victims' families and a furious district attorney. Hickenlooper, a Democrat, said he had doubts about the fairness of Colorado's death penalty system and about the state's ability to get the lethal drugs required for an execution. Dunlap, 38, is one of three men on the state's death row. He was sentenced to death in 1996, but the victims' families say they have been waiting for justice to be carried out for nearly 20 years. Republicans have derided Hickenlooper's decision as no decision at all, with Attorney General John Suthers saying the reprieve guaranteed 'continued suffering and delayed justice' for families of Dunlap's victims. 'He took a coward's way out,' said Melinda Cromar, whose 19-year-old sister Sylvia Crowell was among those killed by Dunlap. 'I am just so angry.' A ‘very disappointed’ Bob Crowell, whose 19-year-old daughter Sylvia was killed by Dunlap, said he didn't think there would ever be total closure in the case, but believed the execution could have demonstrated to other criminals that 'they will pay the price with their lives if they perform an act like that in the state of Colorado.' Dunlap's victims included Sylvia Crowell, 19, and Colleen O'Connor, 17; Margaret Kohlberg, a 50-year-old mother, who was on her first day on the job when she was shot by Dunlap, as was Ben Grant, 17. - (Black-on-white)

John Hickenlooper, enabler - one that enables another to achieve an end; especially : one who enables another to persist in self-destructive behavior by providing excuses or by making it possible to avoid the consequences of such behavior

Retired (black) Flint police sergeant accused of sexually assaulting children while on dutyA retired Flint police sergeant is accused of using his position as a police officer to have sex with children while on duty. Lawrence B. Woods, 66, was arraigned Friday morning in Flint's District Court on 16 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct stemming from incidents that authorities claim occurred from 1996 until 1999 while Woods was a sergeant with the Flint Police Department. There were hundreds of photographs of who police believe to be minors. So far, two women have come forward to claim that Woods sexually assaulted them when they were underage but Petrich said police are looking for more potential victims.

(Black) Metairie man, accused of raping two girls, to remain jailed under $2 million bondA Metairie man accused of raping two girls will remain jailed in lieu of a $2 million bond. A magistrate commissioner ruled Friday that authorities have sufficient evidence to continue holding Marcus L. Harris in the Jefferson Parish jail in Gretna on two counts of aggravated rape. Harris, 38, is accused of sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl, who later tested positive for chlamyida, and a 14-year-old girl. The girls, with whom he is acquainted, accused him in March 2010 of raping them in his Metairie home. Harris denies it, according to testimony during a preliminary examination Friday.

(Black) Man arrested after alleged rape in ChathamCHATHAM – A 31-year-old man has been charged with breaking into a woman’s apartment on Tuesday and raping her, according to police. Adrian C. Wilson allegedly entered the apartment at a former motel now being used to house seasonal, temporary employees and sexually assaulted the 23-year-old victim at about 9 p.m., according to a statement released by Chatham police.

(Black) Harrisburg man arrested in attempted rape, police sayA Harrisburg area man was arrested on attempted rape and assault charges Friday after police said he attempted to rape a woman in the 400 block of Eisenhower Boulevard. Swatara Township police said they were dispatched to the scene shortly after 11 a.m., and learned that the victim was assaulted at knife point. Police identified Zubair Taalibud-Deen, 27, as the alleged assailant and, with help from Susquehanna Township police, arrested him around 12:35 p.m. in the parking lot of the Oakhurst Plaza.

(Black) Rapist sought in Bayou St. John attack, New Orleans police sayNew Orleans police were searching for a man wanted in a Saturday morning rape along Bayou St. John. Police said 55-year-old Terry Sippio raped a 33-year-old woman at knifepoint around 6 a.m. near Toulouse Street and Jefferson Davis Parkway. Sippio had offered the woman a ride near Tulane Avenue and Jeff Davis. She accepted, but after she entered the vehicle he raped her, police said. The woman escaped, noted Sippio's license plate number and flagged down a passing police officer, police said.

Police use taser on naked Negro with knife in Martin Luther King, Jr. playgroundEAST HARLEM -- Police were forced to use a taser on a naked knife-wielding man in East Harlem Thursday, and the incident was caught on camera. Authorities received reports of an emotionally-disturbed man with a knife and no clothes inside the Martin Luther King, Jr., playground on 111th Street and Lenox Avenue around 3 p.m. After he was ordered to drop the knife, police say the suspect exited park and crossed the street. Officers moved in to subdue him, and onlookers gasped as one cop employed her taser. Other officers quickly rushed to take the man into custody.

Arrest Made In Connection To Infant Found Dead In N. Miami DumpsterNorth Miami Police were questioning a transport driver after a box with a deceased newborn was stolen from his vehicle and left at a gas station dumpster. Jarren Hood was arrested Friday night and charged with obstruction of justice. Hood, according to police, is the son of the owner of the Carey Royal Ram’n Mortuary.

Seattle police beefing up Capitol Hill patrols
(White) John Markle said he was robbed along 11th between Pike and Pine just three months ago. “Basically I heard footsteps behind me and before I knew it, was hit in the back of the head with a skateboard and was knocked out immediately,” he said. “There’s assaults every single night of the week and it’s getting out of hand absolutely.”

According to the FBI's 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment, Somali gang presence has increased in several cities throughout the United States. Somali gangs are prevalent in Minneapolis-St. Paul, San Diego, and Seattlebecause of these cities' proximity to the Mexican and Canadian borders. Unlike most traditional street gangs, Somali gangs tend to align and adopt gang names based on clan or tribe, although a few have joined national gangs such as the Crips and Bloods.

Police identify short (Hispanic) Fairfield sex assault suspect who attacked Sacred Heart University coedFAIRFIELD -- Police in Connecticut have identified a sexual predator who assaulted a college student after breaking into her home. 25-year old Eddie Duran, who also goes by the name Eddie Guerrero, is 5 feet 2 inches tall. He may have recently shaved his goatee. Authorities have also released a sketch of the man they're looking for in the attack. The incident happened on Berkeley Road in Fairfield early Monday morning. The man broke into the residence, according to police, then sexually assaulted a Sacred Heart University student. She says the attacker strangled her until she passed out.

Citizenship status of suspect not reported - ed.

Texas teen smuggling illegals leads police on 119-mile pursuit - (Invasion!)
A Texas teenager faces state and federal charges after leading U.S. Border Patrol and sheriff’s deputies on a 119-mile overnight pursuit while carrying 14 illegal immigrants in her truck. Selena Amanda Huitron, 17, of Austin reached speeds up to 100 mph Friday while being pursued by police through LaSalle, Frio and Bexar counties. The girl allegedly rammed three BCSO patrol cars that had blocked in her vehicle.

DNA Links Black Man To 1981 Killing Of 75-year-old White WomanIt was on December 7, 1981, 75-year-old Anna Smith was found dead in her home in the 2500-block of West Fairmount Avenue. Baltimore City Police say she was found bound, gagged, and partially nude. Today police and prosecutors announced an arrest in the case, thanks to DNA evidence. Phillip Lee, who is now 54-years-old, is charged with first and second degree murder, plus other offenses. He was indicted this week and faces a preliminary hearing on Wednesday. Baltimore City State's Attorney Gregg Bernstein would not say where Lee was arrested, but note he was not incarcerated at the time of his arrest. Police say detectives in the Homicide Cold Case Squad were reviewing the case in 2005, and noted a trace of DNA left on a blanket at the scene. Bernstein said a preliminary match in the state's DNA database led detectives to Lee. - (Black-on-white)

Suspect Arrested 3 Decades After Sexually Assaulting And Killing Elderly Woman
Thirty-three years ago, 75-year-old Anna Smith was found dead in her home, gagged with her hands tied, lying in her bed naked from the waist down. With advances in technology, the Baltimore Police Department was able to match DNA found in sperm on a blanket under the victim that led them to 54-year-old Phillip Lee.

Black teen thug gets 20 years for part in fatal robbery over six-pack of beerEDWARDSVILLE — A Madison teenager Friday pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 years in prison for an armed robbery in which a victim was killed after refusing to give up a six-pack of beer. Brian Lee Taylor, 18, was 16 at the time of the shooting, but he was the oldest of the four suspects. Authorities believe he is not the one who fired the fatal shot. He pleaded guilty to a charge of armed robbery in exchange for a prosecution agreement to drop two counts of first-degree murder. Assistant State’s Attorney Crystal Uhe told the court the victim, Charles Weiss, had just come from a store and was approached by the four teens. He refused to give up anything, including the beer he had just purchased, so one of the four robbers shot and killed him. He was later found in the back yard of a nearby home. Just before he died he told police, “They tried to rob me.” The incident was on Nov. 8, 2012. All four of the teens were charged with first-degree murder. The 14-year-old, Mylan Newbern, believed to be the shooter, was charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery after he was certified to stand trial as an adult. The cases of all of Taylor’s co-defendants are pending. Weiss died of a single gunshot wound to the chest, but all four suspects were charged because they were acting together, and all three are accountable under the law for the crime, authorities said. “One of our citizens on Thursday was gunned down in cold blood. He had done nothing wrong but go to a store,” Granite City Police Chief Rich Miller said at the time. “It was a crime of opportunity for these thugs. They saw this man; they waited in the alley for him and shot him,” Miller said. - (Black-on-white)

14-year-old charged with murder of Granite City man - May 11, 2013Mylan T. Newbern faces charges of first-degree murder and attempted armed robbery for the Nov. 8, 2012, incident, Madison County State's Attorney Tom Gibbons announced Friday. He also faces a burglary charge for allegedly breaking into the home of a former police officer, where authorities believe the murder weapon was stolen.

3 Teens Charged in Shooting Death of Granite City Veteran - November 13, 2012
GRANITE CITY, Ill. — Three teenagers are charged as adults in murder of a 54-year-old man from Granite City. Charles Weiss was shot Thursday night in an alley in the 1200 block of Meridian, which is near his home. Granite City Police Major Jeff Connor said Weiss told officers on the scene he was robbed my four or five men, and one of them shot him. Weiss died Friday morning from his injury. 16-year-old Brian Taylor and 15-year-olds Markeith Reynolds Jr. and Shawn Russell are all charged with 2 counts of first-degree murder.

Pack of six black brutes wanted after brazen assault on young White couple outside Missouri bar At least one brute took several kicks at Alex Vessey's head as he lay defenseless on the ground. A group of six cowards brutally assaulted a couple outside a Springfield, Mo., nightclub after one of the men allegedly sexually assaulted the woman. Cops have released terrifying surveillance footage from outside the Outland Ballroom of the Aug. 22 beatdown that sent Meredith Cole and boyfriend Alex Vessey to the hospital. “It was pretty brutal." Vessey was inside working as a DJ that night when Cole went outside by herself and was approached by the goons, who started to touch her as she tried to fend them off. “It was embarrassing, kind of, and weird and uncomfortable, it was really intimidating too,” Cole told the news station of the sexual assault. "It was scary, I guess is what I'm trying to say.” "It was about the fact that they sexually assaulted me, it wasn't about the fact that we're white and they were black," Cole said of any insinuation that the brawl was motivated by race, since the young men shown in the video are black. - (Black-on-white)

Update: Family: Couple beaten in South KC triple murder attack remains on life supportKANSAS CITY, Mo. — The family of George and Ann Taylor gathered Friday afternoon, coming from near and far to make abrief statement about their loved ones who were brutally attacked Tuesday, Sept. 2 in their home at 1 Woodbridge Lane in South Kansas City. Ann and George Taylor were severely injured. Three others were killed by a gunman who stole the Taylors’ SUV. On Thursday, prosecutors charged Brandon Howell, 34, with three counts of first degree murder for the deaths of Lorene Hurst, 88, her son, Darrel Hurst, 63, and neighbor Susan Choucroun, 69. Relatives of the Taylors said they are forever indebted to the Hursts and Choucroun, who became victims themselves when they witnessed the gunman stealing the Taylors’ vehicle. - (Black-on-white)

Black man acquitted of murder faces questions in killings of three Whites in Kansas CityKANSAS CITY, MO - A man previously accused in a double murder is now a suspect in the Northland Motel 6 assaults and is a person of interest in a deadly south Kansas City crime spree that left three dead and two injured. Brandon B. Howell, 34, is in police custody and was the man arrested late Tuesday walking along Interstate 29 after a massive manhunt. Howell is suspected of assaulting three Motel 6 guests after ditching an SUV stolen from the scene where three residents were fatally shot and two others were critically injured after they were nearly beaten to death. The suspect has an extensive criminal record including first-degree murder, kidnapping, robbery, assault and animal abuse charges in both Kansas and Missouri. However, he has not been convicted of all of those accused crimes. - (Black-on-white)

Three killed in south Kansas City slaying identified
KANSAS CITY, MO - A mother and her devoted son who was visiting her were among the victims in Tuesday's triple fatal shooting in south Kansas City. Family members have identified two people killed as Alice Lorene Hurst, 88, and her son, Darrel Hurst, 63. Susan Choucran, 69, was also killed.

Murder suspect in Duluth home invasion apprehended after SWAT call; sheriff plays politicsLAWRENCEVILLE — SWAT officers persuaded a murder suspect to come out of the Lawrenceville home where he was barricaded with several small children Thursday. Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway, meanwhile, took the opportunity to make a political statement. Sheriff’s office SWAT team members responded Thursday afternoon to a home at 311 Bedford Bay Lane in Lawrenceville, where Devon Jenkins — one of five suspects named in the Aug. 6 home invasion-murder of Adam Schrier — was holed up inside. According to sheriff’s office spokeswoman Deputy Shannon Volkodav, Jenkins refused to leave the home, where he was initially barricaded with four young children and an adult woman. Two of the children and the woman were “safely secured,” Volkodav said, before authorities established contact with Jenkins via cellphone. After a two-hour standoff, Jenkins reportedly allowed the two remaining children — ages 3 and 4 — to exit the home. He then surrendered and was transported to jail. Jenkins is the second of five suspects to be arrested in connection with Schrier’s death in a reportedly drug-related robbery inside his Duluth home. - (Black-on-white)

Police make arrests in deadly Duluth home invasion - Sep 02, 2014
Warrants have been issued for five people in connection to a deadly home invasion that took place on August 6, along Summecrest Lane in Duluth. Police believe that six people were involved in the home invasion that killed 37-year-old Adam Schrier, Jamie Smith, 31, and injured a woman and an 8-year-old. Pierre Cedric Scott was arrested on Tuesday. According to reports, charges for the sixth person will be sought through an indictment. Police have warrants for Devon Jenkins, Pierre Scott, James Stokes, Jonathan Pichardo and Brian Brewner. Most of the warrants are for felony murder and robbery.

Second arrest made in stabbing death of 71-year-old White Avondale womanBIRMINGHAM, AL - A second person has been arrested for the murder of a 71-year-old woman in Avondale. Gustavius Brown, 43, of Birmingham is now behind bars, charged with capital murder in Linda Albritton's death. Albritton was found stabbed to death in her home over the weekend. Her death outraged neighbors, who said she was a sweet woman. Police have said they believe the attack was not random. Jeffery Justice, 36, of Birmingham, also faces capital murder charges in Albritton's death. Both men are being held on no bond.

Police: Black robbery suspect forced way inside (White) victim's home
CLIFTON HEIGHTS, OH - Cincinnati police are requesting the public's help in identifying a robbery suspect early Friday morning in Clifton Heights. The incident was reported at about 3:15 a.m. in the 100 block of Warner Street. Police said a man approached the first victim on the street and order him to take the suspect inside their house. Once inside, police said the man ordered the first victim and his two roommates to put their belongs in bags. The suspect then made all three victims leave the house and walk elsewhere before fleeing. Police said the man got away with a 32-inch television, laptop, Xbox, Sony Wii and money. The suspect was described as a black male, between 30 to 39 years of age. He is approximately 5 feet, 11 inches tall and skinny with buzz cut hair. Police said he wearing a dark shirt and blue jeans. The suspect was armed with a handgun, police said. - (Black-on-white)

(White) coed victim of armed robbery and sexual assault: 'He showed us the bullets in his gun' University of Cincinnati students said they encountered scary moments after an early-morning robbery near campus. She, her boyfriend and another student said they were robbed inside their house on Warner Street in University Heights. We’re keeping the 23-year-old’s identity safe, as she was a victim of a sexual crime. She said the robber held her boyfriend at gunpoint outside and forced him inside the home where she was with another roommate. “He showed us the bullets in his gun, he's like, ‘I'm loaded, I'm ready to go. I will kill you,’” she said. She said her boyfriend was pistol-whipped and she was sexually assaulted in front of him. “I honestly thought he was going to rape me because he was saying that he wanted to take me with him. He's like, ‘I like you. I want to take you with me,’” the victim said. She said the assailant took hundreds of dollars of rent money and took her roommate’s TV, Wii gaming system and wallet. The victims said the robber then made them carry the items down the road to nearby Conklin Street. "His pupils were big. He was sweating. He was very jittery and everything, so he was definitely on something,” UC student Joseph Langenbrunner said. “He made us get on our knees and put our face in the ground and he's like, ‘If you don't count to 100 with your face buried in the ground I'm going to kill you,’” the woman said. The woman said an officer was in the distance when this happened but that she couldn’t scream or run away out of fear she would be shot.

DUI charges dropped in 2013 Riviera Beach crash that killed 5WEST PALM BEACH — Prosecutors have dropped DUI manslaughter charges against a 22-year-old once accused of being high on marijuana during a 2013 Riviera Beach crash that killed five. Jabari Kemp still faces five counts of vehicular manslaughter, but prosecutors in a court filing made public Friday dropped the other charges after defense attorneys and the state’s own experts questioned the validity of Kemp’s blood test results. The change makes it harder for prosecutors to prove their case if they can’t show Kemp was impaired at the time of the crash. The decision marks another twist in the case surrounding the April 2013 deaths of five friends: 14-year-old Makita Campbell, 22-year-old Orane Cummings, 17-year-old Shonteria Grimsley, 17-year-old Christina Joseph and 22-year-old Jason Mahlung. All five died after Kemp drove his Mercedes-Benz CLK down an exit ramp of Interstate 95 in Riviera Beach and crashed into their 1994 Lexus as they traveled on Blue Heron Boulevard.

Charges: Moorhead college star athlete Angel M. Vega recorded rape of 18-year-old studentA standout senior on the Minnesota State University, Moorhead, wrestling team allegedly raped an 18-year-old student in his dorm room while the assault was being video-recorded on his cellphone, according to charges. Angel M. Vega, 23, was charged Wednesday in Clay County District Court with third-degree criminal sexual conduct in connection with the alleged rape Monday in his Grantham Hall room. Vega was arrested, posted bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 12. He also was charged with providing alcohol to a minor, a gross misdemeanor.

Lies Surrounding 'the Central Park Jogger' Case Twenty-five years ago, Trisha Meili—“the Central Park jogger”—was a 28 year-old employee for a prestigious Manhattan investment banker when she was mercilessly beaten, raped, and left for dead by thugs. Meili lost approximately 80 percent of her blood. Her skull was fractured to the point that her one eye had popped out of its socket. On the scale of 3 to 15 that neurologists use to gauge brain functioning, Meili’s was assigned a rating of 4. She spent nearly the next two weeks in a coma, with experts expecting her to die. This crime became a racially explosive issue, for Meili was white and her assailants were not: Of the 30 or so minority youths that had been randomly terrorizing park dwellers, four blacks and one Hispanic confessed to having engaged in the attack on Meili. Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Kharey Wise, and Yusef Salaam were arrested, tried, convicted, and issued prison sentences. To the present day, they have never retracted this confession. Now “the Central Park Five” is $40 million richer.

UK: White woman beheaded: black 'Muslim convert' known as Fat Nick suspected of slaughtering grandmother pictured Details have begun to emerge about the man arrested for the murder of a great grandmother beheaded in her back garden. He was named locally as Nicholas Salvadore, a 25-year-old would-be cage fighter who is believed to be a Muslim convert, who had been living a few doors from 82-year-old Palmira Silva. Salvadore was under arrest and under armed guard in hospital today after the events in a street in north London yesterday. Detectives say they have ruled out terrorism as a motive. Italian-born Mrs Silva, who owned a local café in Edmonton with her son Tony for more than 30 years, was found dead in the back garden of her home in Nightingale Road yesterday. Neighbours said a man dressed in black had decapitated cats with a foot-long machete-like blade and smashed the window of a car before running through rear gardens banging on doors and windows. - (UK) - (Black-on-white)

Cruelty to animals count included in death penalty murder case slated to start - April 27, 2014DAYTON — The death penalty trial of Anthony L. Stargell Jr., accused of murdering Dayton businessman Tommy Nickles and his dog in 2012, is scheduled to start. Stargell is accused of shooting Nickles and Rusty, his golden retriever. The alleged crime happened during an apparent April 2, 2012 robbery attempt at Quality One Electric at 838 S. Main St. in Dayton. Stargell also is accused of setting the business on fire, grand theft auto and taking surveillance equipment. Family members have said Nickles, 54, and his beloved dog were inseparable. Rusty was cremated and laid to rest with Nickles on what would have been Nickles’ 55th birthday. - (Black-on-white)

Black Man Who Killed (Hispanic) NY Officer and A Black Man Receives Life SentenceA man who was convicted of killing a Long Island police officer during a traffic stop and another motorist during his getaway was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole. Darrell Fuller, 34, of Queens, was convicted in July of first- and second-degree murder. "Mr. Despicable, you will never see the light of day," Judge Jerald Carter told Fuller at the sentencing. "You will remain behind bars as you wait for the hell on the other side of the ledger." Prosecutors said Nassau County Police Officer Arthur Lopez, 29, of Babylon, and his partner saw a car driven by Fuller collide with a van in October 2012. Fuller, who was violating parole by carrying a loaded gun, drove off in his damaged car. After a pursuit and traffic stop near the Belmont racetrack, Lopez approached Fuller and Fuller fired a handgun from 5 feet away, killing the officer, prosecutors said. He then spotted Raymond Facey, 58, of Brooklyn, who had stopped along the road to make a phone call. Fuller killed him with a shot to the head and stole his car, prosecutors said. According to testimony, Fuller then drove to Queens and had a friend shoot him in the leg to make it appear he had been a victim.

(White) Mother and son stabbed to death, (black) husband in custody
Investigators say 35-year old Steven Adair repeatedly stabbed his 23-year old step-son in the front yard, right in front of neighbors, after he showed up to defend his mother. Detectives had to wait awhile before going inside the house to get a look at the crime scene. “They immediately smelled natural gas and there were candles lit in the home,” said Capt. Hastings. Firefighters were called in to shut off the gas.

Rape Suspect In 1996 Cold Case ArrestedCOLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police SWAT officers arrested the male suspect in a 1996 rape case on Thursday. According to police, 47-year-old Leroy Davis is accused of grabbing a 34-year-old woman by the throat and forcing her into a residence in the 1200 block of Bryden Road on June 23, 1996. Detectives say Davis allegedly put a box cutter to the woman's throat and sexually assaulted her. The victim was treated at a local hospital and evidence was collected. The suspect's identity remained unknown for 18 years.

Northeastern Police: Student Dragged Into Alley In Early Morning Attack By BlackBOSTON – Boston police are looking for help from the public to identify a suspect wanted in connection with an attack on a Northeastern University student early Thursday morning. Surveillance cameras caught an image of a man around the time the student says she was grabbed around the neck in front of 572 Huntington Avenue then dragged to a nearby alley. Police say when she screamed the suspect ran off.

African American Man Sentenced 50 Years To Life After Woman Forced Into Prostitution Jumps From Sixth-Story WindowNEW YORK — A man convicted of forcing a woman to prostitute herself until she jumped out a sixth-floor Manhattan apartment window to escape is headed for 50 years to life in prison. Benjamin Gaston was sentenced Wednesday on his conviction on sex trafficking and other charges. He denied them. Defense lawyer Robert Briere said. Gaston plans to appeal. District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. says Gaston held the 28-year-old woman captive for about 42 hours in November 2012, taking her phone and cash and ordering her to perform sexual acts on other men to make him money. Prosecutors say she found a phone and called 911 but couldn’t provide an accurate address. Prosecutors say she leaped out the window to escape. She broke vertebrae, her pelvis, a leg and an arm.

Black exposes himself to teen at WalmartHENRY COUNTY, Ga. - Authorities in Stockbridge are on the hunt for a man who they say exposed himself to a teenaged girl. Aubrey Hutchison says a man approached her inside a Henry County Walmart last week and flashed her. Security cameras captured the man on video, who escaped after Hutchinson and her mom ran to get security. Authorities say their suspect is a black male in his mid to late twenties. He has a thin mustache with a low haircut and a slim build. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Henry County Police Department.

White Police Officer assassinated by black criminal recently released from prison Rochester, N.Y. - Sources have identified the suspect in the fatal shooting of a Rochester police officer as Thomas Johnson III, 38. Parole records show Johnson was released from prison less than three weeks ago. Records indicate he was incarcerated for second-degree attempted robbery. Around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, a Rochester police officer was shot while pursuing a suspect in the area of Hudson Avenue and Warsaw Street. The officer was taken to Rochester General Hospital and pronounced dead. The suspect was also shot and was in surgery overnight. He is listed in guarded condition at Strong Memorial Hospital. A third person, an innocent bystander, was also shot but is expected to recover. - (Black-on-white)

3 blacks convicted in Cobb beating of White man to deathCOBB COUNTY, Ga. — A split verdict has been reached for four men on trial in a beating that led to the death of a pedestrian in Cobb County. On Wednesday afternoon, jurors convicted Jekari Strozier, Antonio Pass and Johnathan Anthony of voluntary manslaughter and felony murder for the death of Joshua Chellew of Mableton. The fourth defendant, Kemonta Bonds, was acquitted. The men got into a fight with Chellew in 2013 and chased him into a street, where he was hit by a car. Chaos erupted inside the courtroom as jurors reached verdicts in the emotional murder trial. There were shouts in the courtroom as the men were taken to holding cells. Several deputies had to step in to bring order back to the court. Prosecutors contend the men were gang members who beat up Chellew after he taunted them about their gang affiliation. Store video captured the initial four-against-one fight, before Chellew ran into the darkness on Mableton Parkway. He was then beaten unconscious and later run over by a car, according to authorities. - (Black-on-white)

Black man named 'White' charged with murder of White man in Gibsonton A Tampa man suspected of murder turned himself in to deputies today, more than a month after another man was shot to death at a house in Gibsonton. Clayton Adrian White, 23, is charged with first-degree murder in the July 16 shooting of Andrew Edie, 48, at 11201 Inglewood Drive in Gibsonton, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said. A woman who was at the house told deputies that someone knocked on the front door and when Edie answered he was shot once, the sheriff’s office said. In July, deputies said the shooting was apparently “drug related.” Detectives had been actively searching for White, which led to him surrendering at the jail. - (Black-on-white)

Black man sentenced to decades in prison for shooting (White) Pittsburgh officerPITTSBURGH — A 20-year-old Homewood man was sentenced Thursday to 39 to 78 years in prison for shooting a Pittsburgh police officer last year. Dante Bonner shot and wounded officer Christopher Kertis in East Liberty in March of 2013. Bonner pleaded guilty to attempted homicide, recklessly endangering another person, carrying a firearm without a license, receiving stolen property, unlawfully possessing a firearm and assaulting a law enforcement officer in June. Police said Bonner was among a group of people causing a disturbance at the Sunoco gas station on Frankstown Road in Homewood while officers Kertis and Charles Thomas were working a traffic detail about 3:45 a.m. on March 17, 2013. Bonner and three other people got into a blue Dodge Avenger, which the officers later pulled over. Bonner ran from the car, and Kertis ran after him. During the chase, Kertis tripped over a parking barrier, breaking both of his wrists, and Bonner fired a gun and struck the officer twice in the left leg. Kertis and Thomas returned fire, hitting Bonner several times in the upper torso. Kertis, who joined the force in 2011, received the Above and Beyond Award for heroism for his actions. - (Black-on-white)

Pittsburgh officer kills man after traffic stop, chase Had similar encounter 2 years ago - April 21, 2014 The last time Pittsburgh police Officer Christopher Kertis tangled with Adrian K. Williams during a middle-of-the-night traffic stop, the Beechview man sped off, ignoring a siren and flashing lights. That Nov. 11, 2012, incident ended peacefully, with Williams and two passengers in custody after drugs and a gun were tossed from the vehicle window. But the latest encounter early Monday morning between the same officer and suspect -- starting at the same place and triggered by the same reason -- ended with the 29-year-old felon shot dead on a street corner in Wilkinsburg after a chase.

Black gets life without parole in double murder of his white ex-wife and a white manLindsay Rogers thinks of her cousin Christina Powell's "big and beautiful smile." For Mirella Masciarelli, her son, Mario Masciarelli, was "a wonderful gift," who loved Motocross racing and relished spending time with family. But Judge Joseph Cawley had nothing but scathing words for Aaron Powell, 40, before sentencing the Binghamton man Wednesday to the maximum penalty of life in state prison without the possibility of parole. He was sentenced for the murders of Christina Powell, 35, and Mario Masciarelli, 24, in the Town of Binghamton last year. "You are a cold-blooded killer," Cawley said. "In prison, I hope you and your soul, if you still have one, are tormented by the images of what you did." Aaron Powell was found guilty on July 24 of strangling his estranged wife, Christina Powell, with a white electrical cord, and beating her friend, Mario Masciarelli, to death with a baseball bat on March 22, 2013, at her Lisi Lane home. That Aaron Powell stalked both victims, beat to death a man he had never met and strangled the life out of the mother of his 5-year-old son, Sergio, was "nothing short of pure evil," Cawley said at Wednesday's sentencing. - (Black-on-white)

Black suspected of killing his white girlfriend - refuses to leave jail cell, arraignment postponed CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH - Jeffery Conrad, the prime suspect in the murder of his 40-year-old ex-girlfriend, was scheduled to be arraigned in Stow Muni Court Thursday morning; however, that had to be postponed until tomorrow due to Conrad's bizarre behavior. Conrad was refusing to leave his jail cell and was laughing at corrections officers. He was charged Wednesday with the stabbing death of Amanda Russell. She was found dead behind her 8th Street home in Cuyahoga Falls on August 28. Her daughter found her body when she came home from school. Cuyahoga Falls Police say Conrad became a person of interest earlier this week after his arrest for threatening a park ranger at Euclid Beach with a knife, just hours after Russell was found dead. He allegedly told rangers to kill him and said that he was crazy. Conrad is Russell's ex-boyfriend from two years ago. He was tossed into jail twice for attacking her. She had a restraining order out on him that police say he violated at least once. - (Black-on-white)

Police: Black 'baby daddy' beat woman pregnant with his offspring, a white female helped him hideLAKE CITY, Fla. - A Lake City man was arrested Monday night during a SWAT situation after he beat a pregnant woman, according to Lake City police. Police were called to the Windsong apartment complex just before 9:30 p.m. They said the victim told officers she was four months pregnant, and the father of the baby was 35-year-old Ronald Jones II, who police said struck her. Police said Jones punched her several times in the face and kicked her in the back of the head after she fell down to the ground, and then he fled the area. The woman was taken to a hospital. Police said Jones was hiding in another apartment at the complex and was armed with a handgun he got from his vehicle. Police said another woman, 26-year-old Shelby Lee and her 5-year-old daughter were in the apartment. Police said Jones knew the woman from social media and texting. Police said Lee was made aware of an arrest warrant for Jones, but failed to respond to law enforcement. The SWAT team eventually entered the home and arrested Jones. They later arrested Lee, saying she helped him in hiding from police.

Two Accused of "Inappropriate Activity" at Mercer County ParkCELINA -- Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey says a man and woman were arrested recently for public indecency at a public park. Grey said Anthony Siler, 44, and Lauren Hart, 30, were found in a vehicle about 10:33 p.m. at Bunge Park. According to Grey, the two were "engaged in inappropriate activity for a park." "Everyone was warned about inappropriate activity at the parks," Grey said. "We are serious about keeping our parks family-friendly. This activity is not going to be tolerated. You will go to jail." The sheriff said patrols of the parks occur when deputies have time to check them.

Black suspect identified in Antioch murder, home invasion - (race of victims not yet confirmed)NASHVILLE, TN - Metro police officers are looking for Javon Spivey, who has been charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and especially aggravated burglary in connection with Saturday morning's home invasion and shooting death in Antioch. Spivey, 24, is last known to have lived on Doubletree Lane. He is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone who sees Spivey or knows about his whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 74-CRIME. Spivey is accused of killing Charles Peterson IV, 48, and wounding his mother, Ann Peterson, 70, after entering their home on Ascot Drive around 4 a.m. Saturday. The investigation shows that the Petersons were watching TV in their bedrooms when the power went off. Charles Peterson went to the garage to check the circuit breaker when he was shot and killed. Ann Peterson went downstairs to check on her son when she encountered two men. One of them, alleged to be Spivey, shot her in the foot before making her take them through the home. At one point, while sitting on the stairs, Ann Peterson decided to flee, ran out of the house and across the street. One of the suspects, again alleged to be Spivey, gave chase and shot her two more times. She was apparently left for dead, but her wounds were not life-threatening.